Jomei

Jomei and Nari followed along with the NPCs as they suggested building up the town's defenses against the looming threat of the Night King's army. "Do you have a strong guard presence? Or anyone able to fight?" The elderly man shook his head, "The few guards we have stationed at the pathways out of the city are trained to keep the peace. They are not soldiers meant for battle. They will assist in guiding the townsfolk to shelters. This is why we are so desperate for your assistance." Jomei simply nodded in response, looking over to Nari to see her feelings on the situation. In that same moment

"Hah, was wondering when something like this would come around. A little bit of non-life threatening action could be just what I need."

Jomei the emerald duelist "Hah..hah.." The closer the two made it to Snowfrost, the clearer the paths were. The steps they needed to take sunk less into the snow and met solid ground more often, allowing for faster travel. Of course, by then, they were already out of breath from starting their race in almost ankle deep snow. Heavy breaths pushed out from his lungs as he slowed to a stop just inside of the settlement's safe zone. "Phew." Back pressed to the wall of a nearby building, his chest rose and fell as he caught his breath. "Raci

"Hah" Jomei barked a laugh at Nari's humorous 'threat', if it could be called that. "You say that like you know where I live." He playfully points a finger in Nari's direction, teasing her. "You, on the other hand, had a little event at your house. So if you go into hiding again, I'll know where to go." With a grin that matched the brightness of Nari's, he shone one right back at her. Returning to a regular posture, he shoves his hands into the pockets of his jacket, "Though, I suppose its only fair I let you know where I live. Or else you'll be knocking down a lot of random doors trying to fi

"I'm sure its nothing we can't handle." Jomei spoke confidently as he folded his arms, looking down at Nari with a smirk that matched his tone of voice. "Only as you don't go vanishing on me as well. We can keep each other in check, pull the other one out when we start falling back into that dark hole. What do you say?" Most of Jomei's closest friends had gone and done just that, set themselves up somewhere safe - hopefully - and cut themselves off from the world. Of course, he had done the same.. so he couldn't put much blame on the others. A wind colder than normal swept across the flo

The scythe bisected the man like a hot knife through butter. Gasps for breath were the only sounds that could be made from the soldier's mouth as his eyes went dark, and their entire form ceasing to exist an an eruption of glass like pieces of data. Jomei's shoulders slowly lowered as he let out an exhale of breath, the danger having now passed. The blade in his right hand was returned to the scabbard on his left hip before he turned in the woman's direction, being met with a couple of pokes to the chest. Jomei responded with a smile, "I'm perfectly fine. He didn't manage to hit me once.

Fighting on icy terrain added an extra level of caution to the battle. Not only did they need to focus on avoiding the soldier's attacks, and make sure their own strikes landed, but they needed to watch their footing. One simple slip up could be the cause of a missed attack, or worse. It was only a matter of time that one of them made that mistake, and Jomei's olive eyes widened when he saw Nari had been the one to put herself in that situation. One missed second, the the frostbitten soldier was able to get the better of Nari, placing his blade in the way of her own. "Nari!" Jomei shouted

It wasn't until his ears picked up the sound of scraping metal.. a sword being pulled from its scabbard, did Jomei begin to piece together what was happening. In almost an instant, as Nari seemed to pick it up as well, she had placed herself in front of Jomei with a scythe at the ready. A scythe? He took a quick look at the woman, taking in that this build of hers was completely different from the one she sported the last they had fought together. Rather than placing herself in harm's way as a heavily armored tank, she had opted for lighter armor. A lot faster than he had expected Nari t

The ginger let out a sigh, the hot breath hitting the air and becoming a cold cloud that vanished with a light breeze. "Aye. A whole-lotta nothing lately. For a bit, I thought I had found inspiration.. Some muse that just made composing easy again." the hint of joy that he wore on his face faded, as did the cloud of breath not moments earlier, "But not anymore." He hummed to himself at the mention of changing professions and visiting the gods of Olympus once again to be granted their boon. "I never saw being a performer as a 'profession' for a time I crafted songs to sell, sure.. But I really

Lonely. That definitely described how Aincrad felt lately. It wasn't like anyone had died, or any major falling out. It seemed everyone wanted to be left to their own devices. The word hit the ginger like an sharp, cold breeze, biting not only at his skin, but chilling his very soul. "Well" the man started with a breathy chuckle, not one that held much real humor behind it, "Just with that, you've been up to more than I have. Staring at blank music sheets and listening to single tones drone on.. that's been my past couple.. however long its been." With the mention of the monument, Jomei

The ginger's smile was warm, in contrast to the slowly falling flakes of white snow that left a cold bite on any skin they happened to land upon. The ground beneath his boots crunched with each step as he closed the distance between himself and Nari-Lanreth. "Hey Nari, it has been some time, hasn't it." the sound of his voice, although sprinkled with that usual cheeriness, was softer, lower. The mental exhaustion blanketed in a thin lattice of positivity. "No need for thanks," he added with a smile as he adjusts the enclosure of his cloak, "It's always a pleasure seeing friends. And truth be t

With eyes closed, the back of his head pressed into the seat of the bench with a weight that almost seemed like it could push right through the wood and into the floor. A heavy sigh pushes from his lungs, piercing the silence like a hot knife. It was that same silence that made the soft, chiming of a notification seem even louder than normal. Olive orbs opened once again with a inquisitive hum. A single hand moved slowly to check the message, the speed of which had had been taking things day by day lately. A well formatted message spread open, short, sweet, and to the point. It was from N

Jomei the emerald duelist A slow, steady exhale escapes past rounded lips, parting the tiny cloud of steam that rose from the hot cup of tea grasped within his hand. Thin steams of the suns light poured in through breaks in the curtains, illuminating the wooden floors and white walls of the studio space. Tap The tip of a pencil held loosely between his thumb and index finger hits the closed lid of the piano as he loosens his grip, only to take hold once again, lift up an inch or two and... Tap Eyes were lingering on

ID 209849 | LD 17+1 = 18 "Im sure there's plenty of mines on this floor." Jomei said as he looked at the far off surroundings. Being a floor enclosed completely in craggy stone, raw materials must be one of their exports. "Maybe if we start making our way towards one of the outer mountain ranges we can find a pathway in." Following along with the group, Jomei kept a keen eye for anything that could resemble the entrance to a labyrinth.. or any entrance for that manner. A mine, a tunnel, even maybe a door that just seemed a bit different then the others. Once they had exited Ronbaru

"Oh?" Jomei's attention turned to Nari as she approached, inquiring about his choice of skills in combat. The ginger responded with a bright smile as he lay the blade of his rapier across the palm of his hand, as if studying the weapon. "No need to apologize, I don't really see it as a personal question." He recalled all of the boss raids he had taken part in, and any other tougher enemy he had taken down along side his friends. "I've never been much of a heavy hitter. My damage output has always been subpar compared to some of the other frontliners. When it comes to the common monster,

It would not have been his first encounter with the player known as Vigilon, but at least now he could place a face to the name. The ginger's lips pulled into a confident smile as he greeted the man with a nod, "Good to see you again, at least now I know what to call you." he added with a small laugh, "I'm Jomei." The girl had also introduced herself as Yuki, contrary to her username that showed up from time to time. Though, taking a quick glance at it.. he was glad she preferred a much shorter and easy to pronounce name. With introductions out of the way, Jomei took a quick look at the

Jomei the emerald duelist It was a bit odd at first, seeing a message within his inbox from Zandra after so long. The two had not spoken in some time.. casual greetings, and small talk here and there.. but nothing much of substance. Aside from the usual boss fights, they had not made any strong attempts to rekindle the friendship they once had. A usual thing for ex-lovers, he supposed. However, staring at the message before him, inviting him to join her and a few other players on a scouting mission to gain insight on the next floor boss

"Hm..." Jomei hummed to himself curiously, his expression hardened with both concern and intrigue as he approached the small dock he had last visited when attending Baldur's tournament. There, affixed to a post with a rope, was the small row boat that served as the only form of transpiration between the mainland and the isolated island with its driver nowhere in sight. The nail of his thumb gently raked at the skin of his lower lip as he pondered the situation, emerald orbs trailing from the empty vessel to the nearly floating island off in the distance. Perhaps Baldur, or any of the other inh

"Phew" Jomei exhaled as the remaining threat was eliminated. Sliding his sword back into its scabbard on his hip, he looked at his two companions. "A few mats.. some Col. No items really worth noting though." he said with a shrug of his shoulders. Gathering was not only something that Jomei did not do often, it was something he usually didn't enjoy. Be it because he was not big on crafting, or if it was because he usually went about doing it on his own. With company, however, it was pretty enjoyable. Gave them something to do as they just spoke. "I'm actually having a good time as well."

"Hey!" Jomei called over to Koga as the man cut cleanly through two of the monsters, "You still took out two of them and left one barely hanging on, I wouldn't count yourself out yet." he encouraged his friend. With seemingly one enemy left, Jomei watched as Nari said a silent prayer to herself before heading in to finish the creature off. Jomei followed closely behind her with his sword at the ready, in case her attack failed so he could quickly follow up and finish it off. As he had predicted, Nari's spear only scathed the surface of the Knight's armor, so the moment she stepped out of

Perhaps his choice of words weren't exactly on the mark of the point he was trying to make in his vague familiarity with NIGHT. He hadn't heard of her in the sense of listening in on tales of a fellow player, or from word of mouth in their mutual peers. They had simply crossed paths a few times before now, mostly during boss battles, and never took the time to speak to eachother. A hand snaked around his neck to gently rub at the nape of his neck. "Sorry.." he said with a sheepish chuckle, "What I meant was that we've both fought on the frontlines a few times, different parties I believe

Hands shoved into his pockets to protect the skin from the biting cold, the ginger gazed around at the snowy exterior of Nari's humble abode for just a few moments before the door swung open. The familiar gaze of the violet haired woman met his, before she offered a rather lengthy greeting in the Irish language. The ginger simply smiled, allowing the small chuckle that bubbled up within to escape as his lips parted into a grin. "Well hello to you too." he chose to leave out an Irish greeting of his own, since Nari had said enough for the two of them, "Thank you for the warm welcome." he added

Jomei the emerald duelist Steam filled the small washroom, pouring out into the bedroom through the slightly ajar sliding doorway. Nearly akin to a sauna, not nearly as hot, but about as foggy as one would expect. A constant stream of water shot out from the shower head, colliding with the ginger's body before trailing down his pale skin and dripping to the floor, only to return down a drain. Jomei knew that there was no need to bathe in this world, it was no requirement, and they gained no benefit from doing so. However, a hot shower a

This band of creatures showed much more resilience than the first four that they had faced off against. The fact that most of them were still standing with a large chunk of their health bars remaining just showed that they were more suited for players for their level. The three that Jomei had stunned twitched and shifted as movement returned to their limbs, the paralyzing effect of his sword art wearing off. Sucking his teeth, he looked between them as one lashed out against Nari, its claws crashing into her form. Not much damage to cause any real concern, at least. Raising up his left f

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